Display container



Oct. 24, 1950 H. MYERS DISPLAY CONTAINER 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 8,1948 INVENTOR Y R M m T Z M W Oct. 24, 1950 H. L. MYERS 2,527,028

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INVENTOR //4E00 z fi-es ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 24, 1950 OFFICE f DISPLAYCONTA INER Harold L. Myers, Morr istown, N. J.

Application July 8, 1948. Serial No. 37,623

6 Claims. (01. 206 45) This invention relates to display containershaving front and rear compartments.

An object of the invention is to provide a display container with aplurality of compartments which are adapted to be arranged particularlycompactly for shipping and storage, but to occupy a highly'eifectiveangulated position for the display of goods. A further object is theprovision of a device wherein one or more rear articles are effectivelydisplayed beyond the top of one or more effectively displayed frontarticles. Another object is the provision of a structure which assumesits display position with a minimum of effort or attention on the partof the person unpacking it for display.

The invention accordingly comprises an article of manufacture possessingthe features, properties, and the relation of elements which will beexemplified in the article hereinafter described and the scope of theapplication of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention,reference should be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, in.

which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a display container embodying theinvention and in display position;

Fig. 2 shows one of the blanks from which the container is formed; I

Fig. 3 shows the other blank;

Fig. 4 shows the blanks of Figs. 2 and" 3 in assembled relationship;

Fig. 5 shows the opposite side of the assembly and Fig. 6 shows theassembly in position for shipping or storage and surrounded by a cover.

The particular construction exemplified is formed from two blanks asshown in Figs. 2 and 3. The blank of Fig. 2 comprises a panel In towhich is connected by a fold line H a flap I2 joined by a fold line I4l5to.a tuck It. The portions I4 and [5 of the fold line are separated by aslit. 11. Connected to the panel ill by a fold line 18 is a flap [9adapted to receive glue on an under surface as shown at20 in Fig. 5; andconnected to the panel In by a fold line 2| is a panel 22. Connected tothe panel 22 by a fold line 23 is a tab 24, and by a fold line 25 is apanel 26 and which is joined by a fold line 21 to a tab 28 havingtherein a fold 29. Connected to the panel 26 by fold lines 30 and 3|,which are alined with the fold line 29, is a panel 32, and connectedwith the panel 32 by a fold line 33 is a panel 34,

Connected with the panel 34 by means of a fold line 35 is a tab 38 andby means of a fold line 3! is a tab 38. Connected with the panel26 by afold line 4| is a panel 42 adapted to be glued Connected to the flap I9by means of glue 28'. with the panel by a fold line 44 is a tab 45.Connected with the panel 28 by a fold line 46 is a panel 41 which isseparated from the panel 22 by a cut 48 and from the panel 42 by a cut49. Connected with the panel. by a fold-line 5| is a panel 52 andconnected therewith by a fold line 53 is a tab 54 having therein a foldline 55 which is alined with the free edge of the panel 52. Connectedwith the pane152 by a fold line 5'! is a panel 58, and connected withthe panel 58 by a fold line 59 is a tab 60". Connected with the panel 52by a fold line BI is a panel 62 which is joined by a fold line 63 to atab 64 and by a fold line 65 to a panel 66. Con- 'f. nected with thepanel 66 by a fold line 6! is a flap 68 adapted to'receive glue 69 asshown in Fig. 5 to join it with the flap 58. Connected with the panel 86by a fold line H is a panel 72, and connected with the panel 72 by afold line 13-14 is a flap 15. A slit 16 is cut centrally between thefold lines 13 and 14.

The blank of Fig. 3 comprises a panel joined by a fold line 8| to apanel 82 which is joined by a fold line 83 to a panel 84, which in turnis joined by a fold line 85 by a. flap 86.

The blank of Fig. 3 is assembled with the blank of Fig. 2 by having theflap 86 bent overonto the panel 84 and by having inserted thru thesections 86, 84, and I0 fastening means such as wire staples 81 and 88and by having inserted thru the panels 84 and I0 fastening means such aswire staples 89, 90, and 8|. The assembly thus provided is illustratedin Figs. 4 and 5 and is readily adapted to be converted into displaycontainer form by folding on the fold lines and by the gluing at 20 and69. In assembly, the panel 42 is joined to the flap l9, and the panel 58to the flap 68, as by gluing; the tabs 24 and 45 are bent in; the panelI2 and the tuck I6 are bent in on the fold lines H and [4-15respectively; and the tab 28 is bent on the line 29 and inserted in theslit IT. The tabs 60 and 64 are bent in, the panel 12 and the tuck 1-5bent in on the line H and 13'l4 respectively, and the,

tab 54 bent on the line 55 and inserted in the slit.|8. The panel 52 maythen befolded down on the line 5|.

Thus assembled the display container includes a rear compartment 92adapted to receive art1- cles 93 for display above upper edge of thepanel 26, and a front compartment 94-, which, in the present instance,is of similar capacity and which is adapted to display articles 93 overthe wavy edge of the panel 66. For shipping purposes the front and rearcompartments are disposed in parallel as shown in Fig. 6, with the panel32 bent up and the panel 34 bent down between the panels I and 26; thetabs 36 and 38 lying between the panel 52 and the panel 12 in the spaceat either side of the tab 54. The panels 82 and 80 are folded over onlines 83 and 8| respectively to permit the free end of the panel 80 tobe thrust behind the panel 66. The assembly is preferably surrounded bya cover 95 extending over the front, rear, top, and bottom of theassembly but leaving the ends open so that the assembly can be readilyslid out from the cover to display the goods for sale. Upon the removalof the cover, or upon unpacking if no cover is used, the

free end of the tab 80 may be thrust under the flap B6 to provide adisplay back. The front compartment moves forward to. permit the panels32 and 24 to unfold. The articles in the front compartment are thusdisplayed at an angle and at a point below the top of the articles inthe rearJcompartment to provide a very sightly and effective displayarrangement.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and differentembodiments of the invention could be made without departing from thescope thereof, it is intended'that all matter contained in the abovedescription or shown in the, accompanying drawings shall be interpretedas illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A display container comprising foldablyconnected rear, side, andfront. panels, a bottom flap and overlapping mutually-joined side flapsproviding a rear compartment; and rear, side, and front panels and abottom flap and overlapping'm'utuallyqoined side flaps providing a frontcompartment; said container being formed from a blank wherein thefrontand rear panels of the front compartment are longitudinally connected,the front and'rear panels of the rear compartment are longitudinallyconnected, and the front panel of the rear compartment'and the rearpanel of the front compartment are laterally connected; and a blanksecured to the rear panel of the rear compartment and providing a panelfoldably connected with the rear panel of the rear compartment and apanel foldably connected thereto and adaptedto be thrust behind thefront panel of the front compartment when the assembly is arranged inshipping position and against the rear panel of the rear compartmentwhen the assembly is arranged in display position. r

2. A display container comprising foldablyconnected rear, side, andfront panels, a bottom flap and overlapping mutually-joined side flapsproviding a rear compartment; and rear, side, and front panels and abottom flap and overlapping mutually-joined side flaps providing a frontcompartment; said container being formed from a blank wherein the frontand rear panels of the front compartment are longitudinally connected,the front and rear panels of the rear compartment are longitudinallyconnected, and the front panel of the rear compartment and the rearpanel of the front compartment are laterally connected; and a blanksecured to the rear panel of the rear compartment and providing a panelfoldably connected with the rear panel of the rear compartment and apanel foldably connected thereto and adapted to be thrust behind thefront panel of the front compartment when the assembly is arranged inshipping position and against the rear panel of the rear compartmentwhen the assembly is arranged in display position; the second-mentionedblank comprising a flap folded upwardly and secured in folded positionto provide a pocket for the reception of the second-mentioned panel ofthe second-mentioned blank when in its second-mentioned position.

3. A display container comprising a rear compartment, a frontcompartment, a connector portion foldably attached to the rear side ofthe front compartment at an upper point and foldably attached to thefront side of the rear compartment at an upper point, the distancebetween the base of the front compartment and the first-mentioned pointbeing greater than the distance between the base of the rear compartmentand the last-mentioned point to enable said compartments to be movedbetween a generally parallel shipping position and an angulated displayposition in which the rear compartment holds a perpendicular positionand the front compartment a rearwardly-leaning position, and a connectorportion foldably attached to the rear compartment at a forward basalpoint and foldably attached to the front compartment at a rearward basalpoint to limit such movement.

4. A display container as set forth in claim 3 wherein thelast-mentioned connector portion comprises a basal panel and two tabsfoldably connected to said basal panel and adapted to extend upwardly tolie against the inside of the rear panel of said front compartment andto support the same securely when in display position.

5. A display container as set forth in claim 3 wherein the rearwardpanel of the front compartment has at its base a centrally located tabfoldably connected to the end of said panel and adapted to be insertedinto a rearwardly located slot between the two first-mentioned tabs onthe basal panel of the front compartment, to lie against said basalpanel and to lock and support said compartment securely when in displayposition.

6. A display container as set forth'in claim 3 wherein an open-endedshipping cover comprising only front, rear, top, and bottom panels isslidably removably-mounted over the aforesaid elements when in shippingposition.

HAROLD L. MYERS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,347,273 Horr July 20, 19201,503,161 Hornecker July 29,1924 1,687,138 Myers Oct. 9, 1928 1,821,960Brooks, Jr. Sept. 8, 1931 2,027,079 Weiss Jan. 7, 1936 2,105,942Ghiselin Jan. 18, 1938 2,229,427 Tanner Jan. 21, 1941

